Maintenance Mechanic (Fulltime/Days)

About the Role

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

Position Summary: Performs a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, plumbing maintenance, and installation duties. Includes using technical training and acquired skills as well as prints, schematics, technical manuals, and departmental procedures to maintain physical plant, equipment, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance duties such as lubricating equipment and replacing and repairing component parts or the adjustment and regulating of equipment such as replacing gaskets, repairing machines, etc.
• Repairs and makes adjustments on conveyor and tube systems.
• Maintains various call signal systems by replacing light bulbs, fuses, switches, or the installation of additional or supplemental receptacles, stations, switches, etc.
• Performs electrical distribution system troubleshooting and repair of commercial institution-type settings. Troubleshoots and repairs electrical equipment and lighting. Troubleshoots and repairs medical compressed air and vacuum components and systems.
• Services and repairs electrical mechanical equipment like that found in Food Service, Laundry, etc.
• Orders required repair and installation materials for maintenance and project purposes.
• Maintains current proficiency in operating and implementing procedures for fire, security, and utility emergencies including electrical, HVAC, water, steam plumbing, and telecommunications.
• Corrects patient and departmental temperature problems and performs startup, shutdown, and monitoring functions for major HVAC equipment.
• Utilizes computerized maintenance management system to monitor workload, assigned tasks, and priority requests.

The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

• Performs general metal working and cutting tasks.
• Repairs and installs piping, conduit, and duct work.
• Fabricates or repairs metal or wooden items as may be required to maintain patient area equipment.
• Services and repairs pumps, motors, and valves.
• Performs general plumbing duties, including service to clogged drains; repairs or replaces water lines, faucets, and valves of residential trade size piping. Replaces flange seals on soil pipes and rebuilds or replaces worn parts on toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, and associated equipment.
• Reports any job deficiencies, job status and completion, observations of broken equipment, vandalism, or any events requiring further follow-up.
• Reviews prints, prepares sketches, drawings, or layout information for new installations or modifications and submits for review.
• Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Vocational training and/or trades experience for this position or equivalent experience, with electrical, mechanical plumbing, welding, cutting, metal fabrication, and automated industrial control experience.
• Valid PA Driver’s License (not required for positions within Laundry).
• Three years of electrical experience and two years of mechanical plumbing experience is required for the position.
• Four or more years of electrical experience, three or more years of mechanical plumbing experience, and two or more years each of welding, cutting, metal fabrication, and automated industrial control is preferred.
• Formal technical vocational training and journeyman experience.
• One year each of welding, cutting, metal fabrication, and automated industrial control is preferred.

Skills

Attention Concentration: The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.

New Learning and Memory: The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions is mandatory.

Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Creative Thinking: The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning, or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem-solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Work Adaptability:

• Repetitive Work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence, or pace.
• Performing Under Stressful Conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
• Variety and Change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts, and technical information.
• Interpersonal Relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive to others.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED (Required).
• Vocational/Trade Diploma.

Credentials: Driver's License.

Schedule

Monday-Friday with every other weekend rotation.

Location

Lancaster, PA.

Benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.